Our top story Senate bill sixteen is causing
a stir throughout Naperville with both school staff and parents as District two of
four superintendent Karen Sullivan heads to Springfield to lobby against the
legislation district to all three held
a focus to all three meeting to inform parents about the bill and what actions they
can take as it stands now Senate bill sixteen has passed in the Senate and is
sitting in the house however sponsors of the bill claim they will not ask for
a vote in the upcoming session under the proposed legislation Illinois will
completely shift how education is funded taking from school districts with higher
incomes and property taxes and giving to those with less recently district two or
three held a meeting at Lincoln junior high
a chance for Superintendent Dan bridges to connect with parents and encourage them
to take action against the bill I don't think anyone argues that the current state
of funding in the state of Illinois is an adequate it's an equitable and it fails
to support schools in a manner that is appropriate to ensure
a high quality education for every child in the state of Illinois. But what is at
question is whether or not Senate bill sixteen represents the comprehensive funding
reform that our state so desperately needs Naperville school district to all three
could see
a nine point eight million dollar loss in their budget something that isn't sitting
well with parents or teachers no one wants to play dollars with education but
unfortunately there are resources we need if you say we're going to take away three
hundred dollars while you come in choose what books you want to take out of the
students longer those who attended the meeting discussed the bill with each other
and got questions answered by bridges and Senator Mike Conley who has previously
voted no on the bill I voted no to set a bill sixteen I'm a tool three parent I'm
a two zero three tax payer my wife and I moved here twenty six years ago when we
got married for the schools and although our kids are out of two or three the
reputation of District two or three was everything that we thought it was and more
and it's incumbent upon me as an empty nester to ensure that the next generation of
parents that come to Naperville for the education for their children receive the
same quality that my wife and I received while parents felt they left the meeting
knowing more about Senate bill sixteen most were still unsure about what kind of
action would be taken I feel I am on home I think though that the. Solutions
are yet to. Be addressed I think that it's all very well killing the bill it's all
very well being against the bill but what's the alternative I mean is this going to
be status quo is the status quo working what are you actually going to do in terms
of changing it if you don't want this bill both school districts are encouraging
residents to contact their local representatives to vote no on S.B. Sixteen.